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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1992
Stephen L Goulette, Newark, NY (US);
Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (US);
Abstract
A nestable hinged container for packaging consumer articles. The container includes a receptacle having a base formed with relation to the consumer article, the base terminating in an uppermost edge having an outer periphery, the receptacle further having an upstanding peripheral side wall integral to the outer periphery of the uppermost edge of the base, the peripheral side wall terminating at an upper end thereof in an outwardly projecting peripheral rim flange; and a lid hingedly connected to the receptacle, the lid having an an outwardly projecting peripheral rim flange and an inwardly projecting concave portion located on an upper surface of the lid, the concave portion formed in relation to the base so as to enable nested stacking of a plurality of the containers.